*Throw back to June 2016, Family Trip to Batam
Hus requested a family trip with Janelle, so planned a 3D2N short trip to Batam. It has always a No-No from me to Batam because of my motion sickness on the ferry, But my hus always wanted to go because of the cheap cheap grocery.
I have to admit I'm not a good planner for trips... Lots of mistake i made.
1. There is a promotion from Batamfast of 50% off for NTUC members for tickets over the counter. We went to the counter and they shared that they are not able to book return ticket for us, it had to be done at Batam side or via email. My hus forget to bring his card, so we can't purchase on that day. Tried dropping email to Batam side, but no response at all, and bring an elder and special needs child i don't want to be in a situation where we don't have ferry ticket to return home, so i bought the return ticket online with full price.
Who knows, when we purchasing ticket over to counter on the day itself, they told us we can't purchase one-way ticket with the discount. I'm like WHAT? you told me that you can't book return ticket for us cos your system are not connected, now you tell me that i can't get discount as it only eligible for 2-way tickets. ARGH..... Didnt give a good start of holidays.
2. Hotel. I was told that Harris is a good consideration of hotel to stay in. It's near the shopping mall and its clean. When i was reading the blog for family trip to Batam most of them booked HARRIS Resort Waterfront Batam and they took free shutter bus over the shopping mall. Blur me which i thought this is the HARRIS. This is a resort and is about 45min away from city area. the journey out to source for dinner tired us out le.
3. Brought my MIL along. I thought since she not been working and had been staying home. I thought it will be good to bring her out to enjoy a family trip with us and Janelle. Who knows i created a blow-up and made the son and mom volcano erupted. Till now they are still at cold war. :(
Here's we go:
Hus requested a family trip with Janelle, so planned a 3D2N short trip to Batam. It has always a No-No from me to Batam because of my motion sickness on the ferry, But my hus always wanted to go because of the cheap cheap grocery.
I have to admit I'm not a good planner for trips... Lots of mistake i made.
1. There is a promotion from Batamfast of 50% off for NTUC members for tickets over the counter. We went to the counter and they shared that they are not able to book return ticket for us, it had to be done at Batam side or via email. My hus forget to bring his card, so we can't purchase on that day. Tried dropping email to Batam side, but no response at all, and bring an elder and special needs child i don't want to be in a situation where we don't have ferry ticket to return home, so i bought the return ticket online with full price.
Who knows, when we purchasing ticket over to counter on the day itself, they told us we can't purchase one-way ticket with the discount. I'm like WHAT? you told me that you can't book return ticket for us cos your system are not connected, now you tell me that i can't get discount as it only eligible for 2-way tickets. ARGH..... Didnt give a good start of holidays.
2. Hotel. I was told that Harris is a good consideration of hotel to stay in. It's near the shopping mall and its clean. When i was reading the blog for family trip to Batam most of them booked HARRIS Resort Waterfront Batam and they took free shutter bus over the shopping mall. Blur me which i thought this is the HARRIS. This is a resort and is about 45min away from city area. the journey out to source for dinner tired us out le.
3. Brought my MIL along. I thought since she not been working and had been staying home. I thought it will be good to bring her out to enjoy a family trip with us and Janelle. Who knows i created a blow-up and made the son and mom volcano erupted. Till now they are still at cold war. :(
Here's we go:
Taking the ferry
Janelle was enjoying the ferry, she was singing "row row row the boat and "Sailor see sea"
Check-in HARRIS Resort with free shutter bus picked up from the ferry terminate. After Janelle napped and we headed out to Nagoya Hill Shopping
I have booked a 7-seater taxi on day 2 at SGD$80 and it brings us around to visit the tourist attraction place. Batam is very small, so really nothing much to see. My MIL insist Janelle wear that dress she bought the day before in Batam supermarket as she says the material will keep her cool and this is the type of dress that she wore when she was young |||.
The two are trying on their batak clothes.
MIL was having motion sickness from the car journey, we decided to end their day in batam day tour after lunch and let them rest in hotel.
After we dropped them back to hotel and took a short nap, me and hus went to town area again for shopping. The taxi driver took us Mega Mall Batam Centre Being a singaporean how can we not have root beer float from A&E, a drink we missed.
On Day 3, before heading back to Singapore, we brought janelle down for a swim.. Family bonding time.
Janelle enjoyed the window view looking out at the sea...
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